Payot Stick Très Haute Protection SPF 50+
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Payot Stick Tres Haute Protection SPF 50+ is a modern chemical sunscreen stick built on a focused, advanced filter trio: Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, with okay makeup compatibility. It does not sting and is low for pore-clogging. Protection is rated excellent, and a top score of 94.1 makes the stick a convenient, high-performing pick for face and on-the-go touch-ups.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- −2.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (18)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Plant oil, an emollient
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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13 Esters
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
How good is the Payot Stick Tres Haute Protection?
It scores 94.1 out of 100 with excellent protection, making it one of the highest-rated options in the catalog. The focused, modern filter trio drives that strong result.
Does the Payot Stick Très Haute Protection SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. It is an all-chemical stick with no mineral filters, so it tends to apply without a visible film.
Is the Payot Stick Très Haute Protection SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a modern chemical sunscreen stick, built on Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Ethylhexyl Triazone.